West Ashton
Village in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Ashton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Trowbridge, near the A350 between Melksham and Yarnbrook which bypasses Trowbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Dunge (grid reference ST 892 544), East Town (ST 893 557) and Rood Ashton (ST 886 560).[2]
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West Ashton | |
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Parish church of St John the Evangelist | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 737 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST879557 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Trowbridge |
Postcode district | BA14 |
Dialling code | 01225 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
51.300°N 02.175°W / 51.300; -02.175 |
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West Ashton was anciently a tithing – alongside Great Hinton and Semington – of the large Steeple Ashton parish, within the hundred of Whorwellsdown. These tithings became separate civil parishes in the late 19th century.[3]
The village has a primary school, West Ashton Church of England Primary School,[4] and a village hall.[5]